Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines. Tony has covered avionics, unmanned vehicles, the supply chain and cyberwarfare.
With Seoul’s selection of the A330 MRTT, the Airbus tanker has now beaten the Boeing KC-46 in nine non-U.S. competitions. Launch customer Australia, meanwhile, has set Airbus’s airliner-to-tanker conversion program in motion.
Over the past three years, the central government in London has considered giving the parliaments in Cardiff and Edinburgh more power to decide whether the unpopular charge should be levied in those two countries.
Pilots from Bulgaria, the British Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy have been evaluating Textron Airland’s Scorpion light attack and reconnaissance aircraft following the type’s appearance at the Paris air show.
